Wisconsin Impeachment Language Amendment, Question 3 (1932)

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The Wisconsin Impeachment Language Amendment was a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment on the November 8, 1932 ballot in Wisconsin, where it was approved.

• This amendment modified Article VII, Section 1 of the constitution to fix a verbal error relating to impeachments.

Election results

Question 3
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		436,113	66.31%
No		221,563	33.69%

Official results via: The Wisconsin Blue Book 2011-2012

Text of measure

The language that appeared on the ballot:

"Shall Section 1 of Article VII of the constitution relative to impeachments be amended by inserting the word "Assembly" in place of "House of Representatives" so as to correct a verbal error without making any change in procedure?

Path to the ballot

• First Legislative Approval: SJR 103 & JR 72 (1929)
• Second Legislative Approval: SJR 8 & JR 58 (1931)

See also

Suggest a link

• 1932 ballot measures
• Wisconsin 1932 ballot measures
• List of Wisconsin ballot measures

External links

• The Wisconsin Blue Book 1933
• Sample ballot in The Milwaukee Sentinel, October 31, 1932
• Legal Notice of Elections in The Milwaukee Sentinel, October 28, 1932